n. 1 simian, ape, primate, Colloq monk The monkeys' antics forever delight the children 2 fool, ass, laughing-stock, butt, victim, target, (fair) game, Colloq goat, Slang sucker The teacher should not have made a monkey out of Hubert in front of his classmates 3 imp, devil, mischief-maker, rascal, scamp, rapscallion She's a real little monkey you wouldn't believe what she got up to this morning
v. 4 mimic, mime, imitate, impersonate, copy, ape, duplicate He monkeys everything you do 5 Usually, monkey around or about (with). fool around (with), play (with), fiddle (about or around) with, meddle (with or in), interfere (with or in), mess (about or around) (with), tinker (with), tamper (with), Colloq US screw around (with) Stop monkeying around with that switch or the light will fuse Colin is always monkeying around in class.